National Stock Number
5340-00-494-1944
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-494-1944, or NIIN 004941944, (grip,handle) was assigned October 12, 1970 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 1 stock number, 5340002185358.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 2 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Jan 02, 2019. There have been 2 contracts issued for this part number, with 2 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE5E319V3904, SPE5EK14V5089. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 1,358.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 different weapons systems.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 04, 2018, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 13670. [AN ITEM OF CYLINDRICAL OR PISTOL DESIGN, MADE OF METALLIC OR NONMETALLIC MATERIAL, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BE USED ON A HANDLE TO PROVIDE A FORMED GRIPPING SURFACE. EXCLUDES:TYPES WITH INTEGRAL SWITCH(ES) FOR CONTROL OF ARMAMENT.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5340004941944 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 3908907000: other polyamides in primary forms. The Schedule B End Use is listed as plastic materials. NAICS classification category 325211: plastics material and resin manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Sep 01, 2024.